New York | Boroughs of New York City | Sights and Cultural Attractions New York New York is the biggest city in the United States with a population of over 8 million . It lies along the Hudson River in the southeast corner of the state that has the same name. New York is always alive – a “city that never sleeps”. Boroughs New York is made up of five districts, called boroughs. Manhattan is the central part of New York. It is the smallest district with an area of only 60 square kilometres. All of the city’s major banks and the stock exchanges can be found here. It is the seat of the city’s government and the home of cultural institutions. Brooklyn is a major seaport and the centre of industry. It has the most residents of all boroughs and is known as the district of churches and homes. Queens is the largest of New York’s boroughs. It consists of rows of single-family houses and is often referred to as the city’s biggest suburb. Whites, Hispanics and Blacks live together in Queens. The Bronx , a residential district with many apartment buildings, is the only borough situated on the mainland. For many years Staten Island could only be reached by ferry.

Today, the borough is connected with Brooklyn through the Verrazano – Narrows Bridge. The opening of this bridge in 1964 led many New Yorkers to move to Staten Island. Population New York is a melting pot of different nationalities with people who have their origins all over the world. Hispanics, African Americans and people of European origin make up most of the city’s population. Ellis Island, not far from the Statue of Liberty , was once the main entry point for the millions of immigrants who have come to America in the past two centuries. The first immigrants came from England, Germany and Scandinavia at the beginning of the 19th century. Between 1880 and 1930 Eastern Europeans, Italians and the Irish came to America. After World War II Asians, Cubans and Hispanics came to New York in large numbers. The city also has the largest Jewish community in the world. Sights For over a hundred years the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of the United States. It stands on Liberty Island and was a gift that France gave to the USA in 1886 as a symbol of friendship between the two countries .

With its pedestal made of concrete the statue has a height of 93 metres. It represents a woman looking out over the harbour. On her head is a crown and in her hand a torch. Although tourists can go up to the observation deck in the crown, the torch itself is closed to all visitors. Times Square, where 42 nd Street and Broadway meet, is often called Crossroads of the World. Millions of people see it on television every New Year’s Eve. It got its name because the New York Times building was originally located there. Today it is home to theatres and cinemas with many electronic billboards surrounding the square. Times Square - Terabass The Empire State Building is one of the best known buildings in the world. Located in the middle of Manhattan, the steel framed structure has 102 storeys and a height of 381 metres. Built in 1931, it was the first building of such a tremendous height. For over twenty years it was the tallest building in the world and the tallest building of New York until the construction of the World Trade Centre in the 1970s. The building has appeared in famous films like King Kong and Superman.

About 2 million tourists visit the Empire State Building every year. Central Park is the largest and most important public park in Manhattan. It extends for about 4km and has an area of 340 hectares. The park includes lakes, ice rinks, fountains, playgrounds, bicycle paths and other facilities. When it was built in the 1840s the park was far away from the city’s centre. Some of it was farming area another part was swampy, wet land that had to be laid dry. It took 20,000 workers more than 15 years to remove thousands of trees and complete the park. Brooklyn Bridge, built between 1869 and 1883 connects Manhattan with New York’s most populous borough, Brooklyn. The 1.5 km long bridge, which spans the East River, is one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 19 th century. Culture New York is often said to be the cultural centre of the United States. Many famous museums are at home in the city. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a huge collection of over 2,000 European and 4,000 American paintings, sculptures and drawings.

Other famous museums are the Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art. New York City is especially popular among theatre-goers. The greatest theatre district in the world is around Times Square and Broadway. About 40 theatres offer a wide range of dramas, musicals and comedy shows. Music lovers can attend performances of New York’s Metropolitan Opera or concerts of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra . Metropolitan Opera - Photo: Andreas Praefcke Transportation Like many modern megacities New York also has great traffic problems. Most foreign travellers get to New York through John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, situated in the south-eastern part of the city. Public transport centres on a subway system which is the largest in the world. It is over 300 km long, has over 400 stations and is used by almost 4 million people every day. Because New York is such a large city many people tend to walk or, when in a hurry, go by one of the thousands of Yellow Cabs that cruise around. History The first Europeans were explorers who were impressed by the area’s natural harbour.

In 1609 the English navigator Henry Hudson sailed up the river that is today named after him. In 1626 the Dutch set up a trading post at the southern tip of Manhattan and called it New Amsterdam. In the same year they bought Manhattan from the Indians who lived there. The British took over the colony in 1664 and named it after the Duke of York. After the American Revolution New York became America’s first capital , but only for a short time. Back then about 33,000 people lived there. In the early part of the 19 th century waves of European immigrants started to come to the city. They usually worked for little money, helped boost the economy and made New York the largest city in the country. The rapid growth of the city also created problems: crime, poverty, overpopulation and pollution. In the 1970s the city went through a big economic crisis. It didn’t have enough money to pay its bills and almost went bankrupt , but recovered again some years later. In recent years the city has become the target of terrorist activities. In 1993 a car bomb exploded in the basement of the World Trade Centre, killing six people.

The city’s darkest hour came on September 11 th , 2001 when terrorists hijacked two planes and flew them into the World Trade Centre. Both buildings collapsed— the attack killed almost three thousand people. In April 2006 developers began constructing a skyscraper called Freedom Tower at the place where the World Trade Centre once stood. Bronx, New York The Bronx The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The city's northernmost borough, it is the only one that is part of the mainland United States and not situated on an island. The borough of the Bronx is coterminous with Bronx County, with a population of 1.35 million. While the official borough name is The Bronx, the official county name is simply Bronx County without the definite article. Named for Jonas Bronck, a Swedish sea captain and 1641 resident whose 500-acre (2 km²) farm between the Harlem River and the Aquahung comprises part of the modern borough, the Bronx is the fourth most populous of New York City's five boroughs.

Bronx county is the fifth most populous county in the New York Metropolitan Area History The Bronx was called Rananchqua by the Siwanoy Native Americans, and was divided by the Aquahung River, now known as the Bronx River. The land was first settled by Europeans in 1639, when Jonas Bronck, for whom the area was later named, established a farm along the Harlem River in the area now known as the Mott Haven section. The Dutch and English settlers referred to the area as "Bronck's Land". The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, an original county of New York state. The present Bronx County was contained in four towns: Westchester, Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by secession from Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the town of Morrisania seceded from West Farms. In 1873, the town of Kingsbridge (roughly corresponding to the modern Bronx neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Riverdale, and Woodlawn) seceded from Yonkers.

In 1874 the western portion of the present Bronx County, consisting of the towns of Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania, was transferred to New York County, and in 1895 the Town of Westchester and portions of Eastchester and Pelham, were transferred to New York County. City Island, known as New York City's only nautical community, voted to secede from Westchester County and join New York County in 1896. In 1898, New York City was amalgamated with the Bronx as one of five boroughs (though still within New York County). In 1914, those parts of the then New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were constituted as the new Bronx County (while also keeping its status as one of the five boroughs of the city). The Bronx underwent rapid growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants flooded the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish settled here. Author Willa Cather, Pierre Lorillard who made a fortune on tobacco sales, and inventor Jordan Mott were famous for settling the land.

In addition, French, German, and Polish immigrants moved into the borough. The Jewish population also increased notably during this time and many synagogues still exist throughout the borough, although many of these have been converted to other uses. In prohibition days, bootleggers and gangs ran rampant in the Bronx. Mostly Polish and Italian immigrants smuggled in the illegal whiskey. By 1926, the Bronx was noted for its high crime rate and its many speakeasies. Mayor Jimmy Walker stated: The Manhattan Polak is very different from the Bronx Polak. The Manhattan Polak would smuggle in the illegal whiskey secretly so as the cops aren't on 'em or don't see 'em a mile away. In the Bronx, the Polaks don't give a lick if they spotted with it. They'd pull out their guns as quick as lightning and the cops would be dead men in less than a second. After the 1930s, the Polish immigrant population in the Bronx decreased as a result of better living conditions in other states.

The German population followed suit in the 1940s and so did many Italians in the 1950s, leaving a thriving Hispanic (mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican) and African-American population which would continue to live in the Bronx to this day. During the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, the Bronx went into an era of sharp decline in quality of life. Many factors have been put forward by historians and other social scientists. They include the theory that urban renewal projects in the borough (such as Robert Moses' Cross-Bronx Expressway) destroyed existing low-density neighborhoods in favor of roads that produced urban sprawl as well as high-density housing projects. Another factor may have been the shift by insurance companies and banks to stop offering financial services to the Bronx and other working-class industrial areas (the "Rustbelt") in favor of the booming suburbs in "the Sunbelt"—a process known as redlining. For a period, a wave of arson overtook the southern portion of the borough's apartment buildings, with competing theories as to why.

Some point to the heavy traffic and use of illicit drugs among the area's poor as causing them to be inclined to scam the city's benefits for burn-out victims as well as the Section 8 housing program. Others believe landlords decided to burn their buildings before their insurance policies expired and were not renewed. After the destruction of nearly half of the buildings in the South Bronx, the arsons all but ended during the tenure of Mayor Ed Koch with aftereffects still felt into the early 1990s Eastchester Bay Eastchester Bay is a protected body of water between City Island and the mainland Bronx, New York. Technically, it is a sound, not a bay, since it is open to larger bodies of water at both ends. The northern end connects via a narrow channel to Pelham Bay (which is also really a sound, since it, in turn, opens onto Long Island Sound). The southern end has a broad mouth, opening onto the East River, Little Neck Bay, and Long Island Sound. The Hutchinson River empties into Eastchester Bay near the northern end. Many yacht clubs and marinas line the bay on both sides, leading to a high level of recreational boating traffic.

Traffic is particularly dense on weekends and Wednesday evenings in the summer, when the various clubs run sailboat races. There is also a high volume of commercial traffic. The bay opens onto the main shipping channel into New York from Long Island Sound. This channel is used by large commercial vessels, high speed ferries, fishing boats, barges under tow, and all manner of vessels restricted in their ability to maneuver. Barge traffic transiting the length of the bay in and out of the Hutchinson River is concentrated into a few hours a day, as is constrained to times of high tide. The bay also sees the occasional seaplane, visiting Evers Seaplane Base Orchard Beach, New York Orchard Beach is a public beach in the borough of The Bronx, in the City of New York. Orchard Beach is a man made beach in Pelham Bay Park on Long Island Sound. It was created by Robert Moses by filling in one third of Pelham Bay with rubbish and landfill and sand was also added. The landfill was put between Rodman's Neck, Twin Island and Hunters Island Pelham Bay Pelham Bay is a small bay, between City Island and Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York.

Technically, it is a sound, not a bay, since it is open to larger bodies of water at both ends. It connects to Eastchester Bay at the south, and opens onto Long Island Sound and City Island Harbor at the east. Pelham Bay was originally larger than it is today. Approximately one third of the original bay was filled in to create Orchard Beach in the 1930s City Island, Bronx, New York City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long by 0.5 mi (1 km) wide. It is part of the Bronx, and (as of 2005) has a population of about 4500. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay and east of Eastchester Bay. The body of water between City Island and the even smaller (and uninhabited) Hart Island to the east is known as City Island Harbor. The small island adjacent to the northeast is High Island. Stepping Stones Lighthouse, marking the main shipping channel into New York, is off the southern tip of the island, near the Long Island shore.

Description The island has the look and feel of a small New England fishing village, with no spot more than a few minutes walking distance to the water. Most businesses are clustered along centrally-located City Island Avenue. There are two small supermarkets, a gas station, a pharmacy, and a bank, and a variety of other small shops. The island is most famous for its numerous seafood restaurants and antique stores which line both sides of the avenue. There are two grade schools; P.S. 175, and St Mary Star of the Sea (Catholic). Government services include the City Island Station post office (10464) and a FDNY firehouse (engine 70 & ladder 53). Police presence (mostly traffic control on summer weekends) is provided by the 45th Precinct, located in the mainland Bronx. The City Island Branch is possibly the smallest of the New York Public Library system, even after the recent expansion which doubled the size of the building. Houses of worship are Saint Mary Star of the Sea Holy Roman Catholic Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, Grace Episcopal Church, and the Temple Beth El.

A local paper, The Island Current is printed 10 times a year, and chronicles mostly community issues and local news. City Island was first established as an English settlement in 1865 as a supply stop between Manhattan and northern ports. It continued to be an important shipping and yachting center throughout the 18th and 19 centuries. Since World War II, City Island has been home to yacht clubs, boat makers, sail makers, sailing schools, marinas, fishing boats, and marine supply and repair shops. Today it continues to be a nautical community, but also serves as an oasis of seafood cuisine and historic buildings in Eastchester Bay. Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo in The Bronx, New York. It opened on November 8, 1899, with 22 exhibits and 843 animals and with the goal to "advance the study of zoology, protect wildlife, and educate the public." Its original permanent buildings, designed by Heins & LaFarge, are a series of Beaux-Arts pavilions grouped around the large circular sea lion pool.

The Bronx Zoo was one of the first zoos in North America to move animals from cages—often organized by families in Linnaean classification—to more naturalistic environments (e.g. "The African Plains") which would mix species and attempt to replicate the region the species arrived from. There would still be barriers so that predators and prey would be physically separated by devices such as moats, though the barriers might not be apparent to viewers. It is especially known for its 'Wild Asia' tramway, where spectators can witness Asian animals up front (in a monorail), and Jungleworld, an indoor exhibit on plants and animals from tropical rain forests. The zoo also boasts the Congo Gorilla Forest, which is the largest man-made rainforest in the world at 6.5 acres, and focuses on conservation; your entry fee goes right back out to help save the species within the exhibit. The Bronx Zoo is owned and operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society, formerly known as the New York Zoological Society.

WCS also operates the following parks in New York City: Central Park Zoo Bronx | borough, New York City, New York, United States | Britannica.com borough, New York City, New York, United States Written By: Rob Reiner Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City , southeastern New York , U.S. , coextensive with Bronx county, formed in 1912. The Bronx is the northernmost of the city’s boroughs. It is separated from Manhattan (to the south and west) by the narrow Harlem River and is further bordered by Westchester county (north), the Hudson River (west), the East River (south), and Long Island Sound (east). The Bronx, the only mainland borough , is connected to Manhattan by a dozen bridges and railroad tunnels and to Queens by the Robert F. Kennedy (formerly called Triborough), Bronx-Whitestone, and Throgs Neck bridges. The site was called Keskeskeck by the Indians who sold it in 1639 to the Dutch West India Company . In 1641 Jonas Bronck, a Scandinavian, purchased 500 acres (200 hectares).

Shortly thereafter religious dissenters and New England settlers moved there, trespassing on Dutch territory. The borough was a part of Westchester county until 1898, when it was incorporated in the city of New York. Keating Hall, Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. Chriscobar Although the Bronx is primarily residential, much of its waterfront (more than 80 miles [130 km]) is used for shipping, warehouses, and industry (textiles, foods, machinery, and paper products). The borough’s educational institutions include Fordham University (1841); Manhattan College (1853); Lehman College (1968), a division of the City University of New York; and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University . Bronx Park, the New York Zoological Gardens, and Yankee Stadium (home of the New York Yankees baseball team) are in the borough. Area 41 square miles (106 square km). Pop. (2000) 1,332,650; (2010) 1,385,108. The Bronx (c.

1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. General Information about New York General Information About City New York (official name is City of New York) is the largest city in the United States, the most densely populated city in North America and one of the world's most popular and major global cities. New York City, located in the state of New York, today is an international center for business, finance, entertainment, media, and culture. The city houses the headquarters of the United Nations, and a variety of the world's most famous skyscrapers. New York City has a population of over 8 million people contained within 309 square miles (800 km2), and is the heart of the New York Metropolitan Area, which is one of the largest urban conglomerations in the world with a population of over 22 million. New York City proper comprises five separate counties, which are called boroughs and together cover 786 sq km (303 sq mi): Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, all of which can be considered the cities themselves.

Originally the city included only the borough of Manhattan, which is located on an island between the Hudson and the East Rivers. In 1898 a number of surrounding communities were incorporated into the city as the boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island. The Bronx is the only borough on the land of the United States. Both Manhattan and Staten Island are surrounded by water, Queens and Brooklyn are the part of Long Island. Queens Queens is the largest of the five boroughs. Covering 282.9 sq km (109.2 sq mi) at the western end of Long Island, Queens is separated from Brooklyn by Newtown It is overwhelmingly residential and probably the most ethnically diverse community in the world. In 2000 Queens had 1,951,598 residents and was second in population after Brooklyn among the five boroughs. Major ethnic concentrations include the Greeks in Astoria; the Irish in Woodside; the Italians in Maspeth and Ridgewood; African-Americans in Hollis, Cambria Heights, St. Albans, and South Jamaica; and Jews in Forest Hills. Large numbers of Chinese and Koreans live in Queens.

The famous places in Queens include Shea Stadium, Aqueduct Racetrack, the National Tennis Center, LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports. Queens hosted the World's Fairs of 1939 and 1964. Queens has more than 6,400 acres of parkland, almost as much as the other four boroughs combined, and it has 16 km (10 mi) of beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. Queens is known for its numerous and enormous cemeteries. For example, Calvary Cemetery is the burial site of 2.5 million persons, more than any other burial ground in the United States. Brooklyn Brooklyn is the second largest of the five boroughs by area and population. It is located on the southwestern tip of Long Island west of Queens and situated across the Upper Bay and the East River from Manhattan. The borough has a land area of 182.9 sq km (70.6 sq mi). Brooklyn retains a strong separate identity.

It has an important central business district and dozens of varied and clearly identifiable neighborhoods, including Bedford Stuyvesant, the largest black community in the United States, and Williamsburgh, Crown Heights, and Borough Park, all of which have large populations of Orthodox Jews. Brooklyn is the home of such major cultural institutions as the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Coney Island is well known for its beaches and amusement parks. Prospect Park, a landscaped area of broad drives and wooded hills, contains a restored carousel dating from 1912 and the Lefferts Homestead, a Dutch colonial farmhouse dating from 1783. Staten Island Staten Island is the third largest and least populous of the five boroughs. It is located at the juncture of Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay. The island is physically closer to New Jersey, to which it is connected by four bridges, than to the rest of New York City, to which it is connected only by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the world-famous Staten Island Ferry. Staten Island encompasses 151.5 sq km (58.5 sq mi).

Staten Island has dozens of distinct neighborhoods or towns, and it has the highest proportion of single-family housing and owner-occupied housing in the city. Staten Island has many homes dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. Of special interest are the Conference House (1680), where futile peace negotiations were held between the British and American representatives in 1776 during the American Revolution (1775-1783), and the Voorlezer's House (1695), the nation's oldest surviving elementary school building. Other attractions include the Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art and the Staten Island Zoo. A memorial to Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi, who lived on Staten Island in the 1850s, is located in the borough. The Bronx The Bronx is the fourth largest and the northernmost of the five boroughs, and the only one on the American mainland. Even so, it is surrounded by water on three sides: Long Island Sound on the east, the Harlem and East rivers on the south, and Hudson River on the west. Encompassing 109 sq km (42 sq mi). Largely residential, the Bronx includes dozens of vibrant neighborhoods.

Fieldston is particularly elegant, with great stone houses set among spacious lawns and privately-maintained streets, while Belmont has become the city's most authentically Italian section. The areas along Pelham Parkway and the northern reaches of the Grand Concourse are particularly prized, because the apartment buildings are well kept and the public parks are easily accessible. City Island retains the charm of a small fishing village. The borough's many attractions include the world-famous Bronx Zoo, Yankee Stadium, and the New York Botanical Garden. The Bronx also includes two of the largest middle-income housing projects in the United States. Parkchester, built between 1938 and 1942 for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, houses 40,000 people in apartment buildings arranged along well-planned circular drives. Co-op City is even larger, with 35 apartment towers, 236 townhouses, and more than 50,000 residents. Built between 1968 and 1970 on marshland near the Hutchinson River Parkway, it is the largest single housing complex in the nation. Manhattan Manhattan, or New York County, is the smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

The borough consists principally of the island of Manhattan, but also includes Governors Island, Randalls Island, Wards Island, Roosevelt Island, U Thant Island, and Marble Hill, a small enclave on the edge of the Bronx mainland. Its land area is 59.5 sq km (23 sq mi). Manhattan's population peaked in 1910 with 2.3 million people, after which it began a slow decline to 1.4 million in 1980. Since then, the population has again begun to increase, reaching 1,487,536 in 2000. Manhattan is the glittering heart of the metropolis. It is the site of virtually all of the hundreds of skyscrapers that are the symbol of the city. Among the more famous of these are the Empire State Building (1931), the Chrysler Building (1930), and Citicorp Center (1977). Manhattan is also the oldest, densest, and most built-up part of the entire urbanized region.

Other noteworthy buildings include City Hall (1802-1811), a Federal-style building with French Renaissance detail; the Seagram Building (1958), an office tower clad in bronze and bronze-colored glass; and Grant's Tomb (1897), the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife. Manhattan is the center of New York's cultural life. Numerous stage and motion picture theaters are located around Broadway in Midtown, which includes Times Square. | Bronx County New York School Districts Albany County Schools Bronx County School Districts Bronx County, more commonly known as "The Bronx," is home to some of New York State’s most popular tourist destinations, including The Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium. One of the five New York City boroughs, the Bronx is the only one to be situated on the mainland of the United States. Surrounded by water, the Bronx is home to a wide array of cultures and ethnicities. This diversity makes the school system a wonderful mix of students and educators. The public schools in the Bronx are run by the renowned New York City Department of Education and are committed to producing respectful and well-educated students.

Many schools in the Bronx have special programs and activities geared toward enrichment and making the students’ lives more culturally enhanced. Because of the amazingly diverse demography of Bronx County, its schools and universities are a springboard for acceptance, respect and caring. So much more than a borough in the city, the Bronx is a celebration of diversity, culture and the history of an important part of New York State. Albany County Student Enrollment The Bronx Neighborhoods New York City City in popular culture The Bronx Neighborhoods The Bronx is New York City's northernmost borough, coterminous with Bronx County. It is the only one of the city's five boroughs situated primarily on the United States mainland rather than on an island. As of 2005, the United States Census Bureau estimated that the borough's population was 1,357,589. If all five boroughs were independent cities, the Bronx would rank as the ninth most populous city in the United States. Its population has increased since a decline that began after the 1960 census. The borough had its peak population in 1950.

The Bronx is the fourth most populous of New York City's five boroughs, and Bronx County is the fifth most populous county in the New York Metropolitan Area. Although commonly known as "The Bronx", the official county name does not include the definite article ("The"). The name refers to the Bronx River, and rivers are commonly referred to with the article (e.g. "the Hudson"). The river was named after Jonas Bronck, a Swede, who was a sea captain and 1641 resident whose 500-acre (2 kmï¿½) farm between the Harlem River and the Bronx River or Aquahung, as it was called by the Native Americans of the time. Neighborhoods in the New York City Borough The Bronx Big Apple History . Building the Big Apple . Across Five Boroughs | PBS KIDS GO! TV Times Settings Some years, the day dawns clear and crisp, others, it stays gray and wet. Regardless of the weather, on the first Sunday in November, more than 25,000 people from all over the planet traditionally line up at one end of the Verrazano Bridge for the New York City marathon, the largest in the world.

The course of the race is designed to take the runners through all five boroughs of New York. They start in Staten Island, the most isolated and least populated part of the city, with just 379,000 inhabitants. Mostly suburbs and villages, Staten Island is home to New York City's last remaining farms. Across the Verrazano Bridge, the marathoners enter Brooklyn, New York's most populous borough: home to Coney Island, world-famous pizza, and 2.3 million people who wish the Dodgers had never left for Los Angeles. From Brooklyn, the runners head to Queens across New York's only non-water boundary between boroughs. The city's largest borough by area, Queens is also home to the city's two international airports -- LaGuardia and JFK. After a jaunt across the 59th Street Bridge, the runners take a brief run through Manhattan on their way to the Bronx. The only one of New York's boroughs situated on the North American mainland, the Bronx is home to 1.2 million people. Then, it's over the Harlem River into Manhattan, the core of the "Big Apple," and -- for the marathon survivors -- the finish line in Central Park.

As the city's Mayor Giuliani has remarked, the marathon represents the spirit of New York, where people racing for common dreams and goals draw the five boroughs together. Borough (New York City) | Wiki | Everipedia × Want to change something on this page or create your own? Register today, it's fast and free. Borough (New York City) Copy URL Embed / Widget The five boroughs of New York City : 1: Manhattan, 2: Brooklyn, 3: Queens, 4: The Bronx, 5: Staten Island New York City , in the U.S. state of New York , is composed of five boroughs. They are Manhattan , the Bronx , Queens , Brooklyn , and Staten Island . Each borough also has coextensive boundaries as a county of New York State . The county governments were dissolved when New York City consolidated in 1898, along with all city , town , and village governments within each county.

If the boroughs were each independent cities, four of the boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx) would be among the ten most populous cities in the United States; these same boroughs are coextensive with the four most densely populated counties in the United States (New York [Manhattan], Kings [Brooklyn], Bronx, and Queens). The term borough was adopted to describe a unique form of governmental administration for each of the five fundamental constituent parts of the newly consolidated city in 1898. Under New York State Law, a "borough" is a municipal corporation that is created when a county is merged with populated areas within it. This differs significantly from typical borough forms of government used in Connecticut , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , other states , Greater London , and elsewhere. Background 159 Sources: see individual borough articles New York City is often referred to collectively as the five boroughs; the term is used to refer to New York City as a whole unambiguously, avoiding confusion with any particular borough or with the Greater New York metropolitan area . The term is also used by politicians to counter a frequent focus on Manhattan and, thereby, to place all five boroughs on equal footing.

In the same vein, the term outer boroughs refers to all of the boroughs excluding Manhattan, even though the geographic center of the city is along the Brooklyn–Queens border. All of the boroughs were created in 1898 during consolidation, when the city's current boundaries were established. The Bronx originally included parts of New York County outside of Manhattan that had previously been ceded by neighboring Westchester County in two stages, in 1874 and then following a referendum in 1894. The separate present-day Bronx County was not created until 1914, and is the last created county in the State of New York. The borough of Queens consists of what formerly was only the western part of a then-larger Queens County. In 1899, the three eastern towns of Queens that had not joined the city the year before formally seceded from Queens County to form the new Nassau County . The borough of Staten Island was officially the borough of Richmond until the name was changed in 1975 to reflect its common appellation.

Description of the boroughs There are hundreds of distinct neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs of New York City, many with a definable history and character to call their own. Manhattan (New York County) is the geographically smallest and most densely populated borough and is home to Central Park and most of the city's skyscrapers . Manhattan's (New York County's) population density of 72,033 people per square mile (27,812/km²) in 2015 makes it the highest of any county in the United States and higher than the density of any individual American city . [4] Manhattan is the cultural, administrative, and financial center of New York City and contains the headquarters of many major multinational corporations , the United Nations Headquarters , Wall Street , and a number of important universities . Manhattan is often described as the financial and cultural center of the world. [5] [6] Most of the borough is situated on Manhattan Island , at the mouth of the Hudson River . Several small islands are also part of the borough of Manhattan, including Randall's Island , Wards Island , and Roosevelt Island in the East River , and Governors Island and Liberty Island to the south in New York Harbor .

Manhattan Island is loosely divided into Lower , Midtown , and Uptown regions. Uptown Manhattan is divided by Central Park into the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side , and above the park is Harlem . The borough also includes a small neighborhood on the United States mainland , called Marble Hill . Marble Hill was originally part of Manhattan Island, but is now contiguous with the Bronx after having been severed from the U.S. mainland by the construction of the Harlem River Ship Canal north of the neighborhood, and having been connected to the mainland by the subsequent filling in of the Harlem River 's original path to the neighborhood's south. New York City's remaining four boroughs are collectively referred to as the outer boroughs. Brooklyn (Kings County), on the western tip of Long Island , is the city's most populous borough. Brooklyn is known for its cultural, social, and ethnic diversity, an independent art scene, distinct neighborhoods , and a distinctive architectural heritage. Downtown Brooklyn is the only central core neighborhood in the outer boroughs. The borough has a long beachfront shoreline including Coney Island , established in the 1870s as one of the earliest amusement grounds in the country.

Marine Park [7] and Prospect Park are the two largest parks in Brooklyn. Queens (Queens County), on Long Island north and east of Brooklyn, is geographically the largest borough, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, [8] as well as the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world. [2] [3] Historically a collection of small towns and villages founded by the Dutch, the borough has since developed both commercial and residential prominence. Queens is the site of Citi Field , the baseball stadium of the New York Mets , and hosts the annual U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park . Additionally, two of the three busiest airports serving the New York metropolitan area, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport , are located in Queens. (The third is Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark , New Jersey .) Staten Island (Richmond County) is the most suburban in character of the five boroughs.

Staten Island is connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to Manhattan by way of the Staten Island Ferry , a free commuter ferry and popular tourist attraction which provides unobstructed views of the Statue of Liberty , Ellis Island , and Lower Manhattan . In central Staten Island, the Staten Island Greenbelt spans approximately 2,500 acres (10 km2), including 28 miles (45 km) of walking trails and one of the last undisturbed forests in the city. [9] Designated in 1984 to protect the island's natural lands, the Greenbelt comprises seven city parks. The Bronx (Bronx County) is New York City's northernmost borough and the only New York City borough that is not considered an island or part of one. It is the location of Yankee Stadium , the baseball stadium of the New York Yankees , and home to the largest cooperatively owned housing complex in the United States, Co-op City . [10] It is also home to the Bronx Zoo , the world's largest metropolitan zoo, [11] which covers 265 acres (1.07 km2) and houses over 6,000 animals.

The Bronx is also the birthplace of rap and hip hop culture (needs more citation). Pelham Bay Park is the largest park in New York City, at 2,765 acres (1,119 ha). [7] Governance Since 1914, each of New York City's five boroughs has been coextensive with a county of New York State – unlike most U.S. cities , which lie within a single county or extend partially into another county, constitute a county in themselves, or are completely separate and independent of any county. Each borough is represented by a borough president . Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island each have a Borough Hall. The the Manhattan Borough President's office is situated in the Manhattan Municipal Building . The Bronx Borough President's office used to be in its own Bronx Borough Hall , but has been in the Bronx County Courthouse for decades. Since the abolition of the Board of Estimate in 1990 (due to a 1989 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court [12] ), the borough presidents have minimal executive powers, and there is no legislative function within a borough.

Executive functions in New York City are the responsibility of the Mayor of New York City , while legislative functions reside with the New York City Council . The borough presidents primarily act as spokesmen, advocates, and ceremonial leaders for their boroughs, have budgets from which they can allocate relatively modest sums of money to community organizations and projects, and appoint the members of the 59 largely advisory community boards in the city's various neighborhoods. The Brooklyn and Queens borough presidents also appoint trustees to the local public library systems in those boroughs. Because they are counties, each borough also elects a district attorney , as does every other county of the state. While the district attorneys of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island are popularly referred to as such by the media (e.g., "Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance, Jr. ", or "Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth P. Thompson "), they are technically and legally the district attorneys of New York County, Kings County and Richmond County, respectively. There is no such distinction made for the district attorneys of the other two counties, Queens and the Bronx, since the borough shares the county's name.

Because the five district attorneys are, technically speaking, state officials (since the counties are considered to be arms of the state government), rather than officials of the city government, they are not subject to the term limitations that govern other New York City officials such as the mayor, the New York City Public Advocate , members of the city council or the borough presidents. Some civil court judges also are elected on a borough-wide basis, although they generally are eligible to serve throughout the city. Sixth borough The term sixth borough is used to describe any of a number of places that have been called or likened to a part of New York City because of their geographic location, demographics, special affiliation, or cosmopolitan character. They have included adjacent cities and counties in the New York metropolitan area as well as in other states, U.S. territories , and foreign countries. [13] [14] [15] In 2011, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg referred to the city's waterfront and waterways as a composite sixth borough during presentations of planned rehabilitation projects along the city's shoreline, [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] including Governor's Island in the Upper New York Bay .

[21] New York USA. About New York, New York Tourism Broadway One can hardly discuss New York City and the great things to do without mentioning the great shows on and off Broadway. Whether you are interested in musical, comedies, family shows, or something a little more adult in nature you can find something suitable for the mood somewhere in New York City. Theatre in this city offers appeal that is almost universal. If you have any interest at all in theatre then plan your travels early and purchase tickets when making your plans. Popular shows have a tendency to sell out quickly. New York City has often been referred to as brash, burly, and brusque. It has a reputation for a city filled with people who have nerves of steel and attitudes to match. The events of September 11, 2001 showed another side of New York City to the world. The sense of community, even among people that are so proudly diverse is something that is seen very few places. There truly is no city on Earth quite like New York City. Enjoy your experience in this fascinating city.

New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the centre of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. A leading global city, New York holds a dominating influence over global commerce, finance, media, fashion, education and entertainment, among others. As host of the United Nations Headquarters, it is also an important centre for international affairs. The city is often referred to as New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, of which it is a part. Set on a large natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, the city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Times Square, "The Crossroads of the World", is the brightly lit hub of the Broadway theatre district, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major centre of the world's entertainment industry. Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan, is the fiscal bedrock of New York City, the financial capital of the world which is also home to the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalisation of its listed companies. The original Manhattan Chinatown attracts throngs of tourists to its bustling sidewalks and retail establishments.

New York City is a global hub of international business and commerce and is one of three "command centres" for the world economy (along with London and Tokyo). The city is the centre for finance and insurance in the United States. The New York metropolitan area had approximately gross metropolitan product of $1.13 trillion in 2005, making it the largest regional economy in the United States and, according to IT Week, the second largest city economy in the world. According to media analyses, New York controlled 40% of the world's finances by the end of 2008, making it the largest financial centre in the world. Many major corporations are headquartered in New York City, including 42 Fortune 500 companies. New York is also unique among American cities for its large number of foreign corporations. One out of ten private sector jobs in the city is with a foreign company. Midtown Manhattan is the largest central business district in the United States and is home to the highest concentration of the city's skyscrapers.

Lower Manhattan is the third largest central business district in the United States, and is home to The New York Stock Exchange, located on Wall Street, and the NASDAQ, representing the world's first and second largest stock exchanges. Financial services account for more than 35% of the city's employment income. High-tech industries like biotechnology, software development, game design, and internet services are also growing on the back of the city's position at the terminus of several transatlantic fibre optic trunk lines. Manufacturing accounts for a large but declining share of employment. Garments, chemicals, metal products, processed foods, and furniture are some of the principal products, and it is recommended that investments be made in Technical or Smart Fibres, based on the rapidly burgeoning field of Nanotechnology. New York City's five boroughs are home to some of the most recognisable and cherished landmarks and attractions in the world. From Times Square and Central Park to the Empire State Building and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the island of Manhattan packs more legendary icons into one compact area than any other place on Earth—and that's to say nothing of the City's other four boroughs, each of which has its own array of must-see destinations.

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Question: Which is the only one of New York's five boroughs that is situated on the mainland?
Answer: THE BRONX